"frithy" meaning in All languages combined

See frithy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more frithy [comparative], most frithy [superlative]
Etymology: From frith (“forest, wood”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|frith|y|id2=adjectival|t1=forest, wood}} frith (“forest, wood”) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} frithy (comparative more frithy, superlative most frithy)
  1. Woody; relating to brushwood, undergrowth, or a partial clearing in a forest Related terms: frith
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